September 1643: An Ordinance to enable the Right Honorable, Edward Earl of Manchester, to put in execution all former Ordinances for sequestring Delinquents estates...

September 1643: An Ordinance to enable the Right Honorable, Edward Earl of Manchester, to put in execution all former Ordinances for sequestring Delinquents estates: Weekly Assessments: the Fift and Twentieth parts: contribution for Ireland: And other Ordinances for raising of monies within the Associated counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, Cambridge, Huntington, Isle of Ely, and City of Norwich.

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Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.

October 1643.

[11 October, 1643.]

Edward Earl of Manchester to put in execution Ordinances for sequestration of Delinquents Estates.; To appoint fresh Committees, etc. in cases of negligence

Whereas the associated counties of Lincoln, Norffolke,
Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, Cambridge, Huntington, the Isle of
Ely, and Citie of Norwich, have beene at great and excessive
charges, in maintaining severall forces both of Horse and Foot,
in preserving the said Counties, and in withstanding resisting and
repelling, the severall attempts, hostilities and outrages done and
committed by the Popish Army, now under the command of the
Earle of Newcastle. And whereas severall Ordinances of both
Houses of Parliament, for the seising and sequestring of the
estates of Delinquents, the weekly assessement; the assessing
raising, and levying, the fifth and twentieth parts, contributions for
Ireland, and other Ordinances for raising of monies within the
associated Counties, have not been put in that due and speedy
execution as the necessity and urgencie of the present affaires
doe require. It is Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled; That Edward Earle of Manchester, Major
Generall of the said associated Counties, do forthwith take some
effectuall and speedy course for the better and present execution
of the said Ordinances. And in case where the Deputy-Lievtenants and Committees, or any of them, in any of the said
Counties are, or have been negligent and remisse in the due
execution of the said Ordinances; that in such Counties, Cities,
Townes, and Divisions, within the said associated Counties: the
said Earle of Manchester shall and may nominate and appoint
such person and persons within the said counties respectively,
as his Lordship shall hold fitting, who shall and may assesse,
collect, and levie, the severall summes of money to be raised
within the said severall counties, by vertue of the said Ordinances, as in the said Ordinances is mentioned and declared;
and such person and persons so to be nominated, by the said
Earle of Manchester, to have the same power to all intent
and purposes as the Committees mentioned in the said
Ordinances now have.

Two Parts of moneys raised to be sent to Treasurers at Guildhall.; The third Part to be used to maintain Forces in Associated Counties.

And it is further ordered, that two parts of the summe of
summes of money to be levied, had and received of any
person, by vertue of the said Ordinance, for the sequestring of
Delinquents estates, raised or to be raised, by any Warrant or
Order, or Direction from the said Earle of Manchester, shall be
forthwith after the levying and payment thereof, sent up and
paid to the Treasurers at Guildhall London, for such use and
uses as by the said Ordinances is appointed. And the third
part of every such sum or sums, to be paid to such Treasurer
and Treasurers within the said severall and respective Counties,
as his Lordship shall nominate and appoint: and to be employed
for the maintaining of such Forces as are raised, or to be raised
in the said Associated Counties, and are in actuall service in
such Garrison and places, as by his Lordship the said Earle of
Manchester, within the said Associated Counties, or elsewhere
is or shall be appointed. And all other sums of money to be
raised by vertue of the said other Ordinances, to be employed,
as in the Ordinance is limited and declared.

Charges for distress of goods.; Money to be paid to Treasurers at London.

And it is further Ordered, that in case where any distresse of
any goods is had, levyed, and made, for the raising of any summe
by vertue of the said Ordinances, that the Collector, Officer, and
other Persons for taking such distresse, shall and may from time
to time receive such summe and summes of money, not exceeding
twelve pence in the pound, as the said Earle of Manchester shall
appoint, for and towards charges, in levying the sum, to be paid
and levyed by the said person and persons, by way of distresse
and sale of goods, upon whom such distresse is had and taken,
over and above the summe assessed upon them, and to be paid
by them. And further, that the said Earle of Manchester, or
such as his Lordship shall appoint, shall and may take account
of all Treasurers, Collectors, chiefe Constables, and others, in
whose hands any money now is raised by vertue of the said
Ordinances, of the Bill of 400000 pounds: And that all such
summe and summes of money be forthwith paid unto such
Treasurers at London or elsewhere, as by the said severall
Ordinances and Act of Parliament is limited and declared.

Treasurers to account for moneys received and disbursed.

And lastly, it is ordered that the Treasurers to be appointed
by the said Earl of Manchester do from time to time, upon
notice to them given, give account of all monies by them
received and disbursed, to such person and persons as from time
to time shall be nominated and appointed by the Committee
of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations.